Conversational French
For Adults + Children
Would you like to learn to speak French ? Many people enjoy visiting Quebec and want to immerse themselves in the culture. Perhaps you have relatives who speak the language and you want to be able to converse with them. Living in northern Vermont adjacent to French-speaking Canada, it makes sense to be able to speak some French when travelling to the Eastern Townships, Montreal or Quebec City. Students will learn simple vocabulary and phrases to begin to converse in everyday situations.
LOCATIONS
Montgomery
Classes in French for children and adults take place at the Montgomery Town Library in Montgomery Center throughout the year. Enrollment is limited to ensure active participation and individual attention. The Library is in the Montgomery Town Public Safety Building and is located at 86 Mountain Road (Route 242). Debbie Landauer, Librarian, can be reached at 802-326-3113. Check the Library web site for the Librarian's email address.
Fairfield
Classes in French for children took place at the Chester Arthur Meeting Room in Fairfield Center mid November 2008 through early March 2009. Starting March 13 classes moved to The Bent Northrup Library since the Fairfield Town Offices are closed on Fridays.
The Bent Northrop Memorial Library is located at 57 Park Street, Fairfield, Vermont
Kristen Hughes, the Community Librarian, can be reached at 802-827-3945.
www.bentnorthrop.org
SCHEDULE
Montgomery
Adults: No classes for adults are scheduled in Montgomery at this time.
Children: After school classes for children at the Montgomery Town Library will begin early in 2009. These informal classes are designed to be a fun introduction to French. Advance registration required.
Pre-school: Second Friday of each month 9 - 10:15 AM. For children from newborn to age 6 and their parents.
No advanced registration required.
Funding through Montgomery Success by Six. New coordinators for Montgomery Success by Six are: Greta Lockwood [802.347.1780] and Catherine Howell.
Look ahead: / Summer: Classes will expand to twice monthly starting in May 2009 and continue through the summer months.
Fairfield
Adults: No classes for adults are scheduled in Fairfield at this time. Contact Rolf Anderson if interested in participating in adult French classes.
Children: Grades 4 + 5 After school classes for children in grades 4 and 5 at the Chester Arthur Meeting Room began mid November 2008. Classes have continued each week through April 17.
Children: Grades 1 + 2 After school classes for children in grades 1 and 2 will start March 20 and continue through April 17.
The classes are sponsored by the Friends of the Bent Northrup Library. These informal classes are designed to be a fun introduction to French. Advance registration required. Contact Rolf Anderson in Montgomery, or Sonia Dodge, Chair of the Friends of the www.bentnorthrop.org, or Kristen Hughes, Community Librarian, if you would like to register your child for Introductory French.
Pre-school: No classes for pre-school children and their parents are scheduled in Fairfield at this time. Contact Kristen Hughes, Librarian at the Bent Northrop Library, if you would like to participate in a French playgroup with your pre-school children.
Look ahead: / Summer: Classes for Fairfield students in Grades 4 through 8 may be offered this summer as part of a week-long intensive course. / Fall: There is also the possibility of having two levels of French classes for children in the Fall of 2009. This would allow current students to continue and expand their learning while a new group of students start learning the basics of conversational French.
Sheldon
Adults: No classes for adults are scheduled in Sheldon at this time.
Children: After school classes for children at the Sheldon School may start in early April 2009. These informal classes are designed to be a fun introduction to French. Contact Sheldon School Guidance Counselor Heather Haddick if interested.
Pre-school: No classes for pre-school children are scheduled in Sheldon at this time.
MATERIALS
We like the Living Language Books and CDs from Random House Publishing. The Complete Course boxed set titled The Basics includes a course book, a learner's dictionary, a set of three CDs and a handy wallet-sized phrase booklet for travel. These are the published learning materials that we recommend for beginning students, both children and adults.
Pre-school children and their parents do not need to purchase any materials. We will provide you with "Baby's First Steps in French," Living Language by Random House, an excellent CD of songs and rhymes that facilitate language acquisition in very young children by familiarizing them with sounds of French. This CD is lots of fun and can be a wonderful background to many activities.
For adult continuing students Random House has another boxed set titled "Beyond the Basics." For intermediate speakers of French we like the book "Ultimate French : Beginner - Intermediate" also by Random House and "Ultimate French : Advanced". These books do not have accompanying CDs.
CONTACT
To register or for more information,
contact Rolf at 802.326.4789 or
Email: firstname at rolfanderson.net.
Please put “French Lessons”
in the subject line of your email.
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